‘VisionQuest’ Finale Fueled a ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Ticket Sales Spike, and Scarlet Witch Is the Reason, Disney Confirms

Marvel has spent years trying to convince audiences that its small-screen stories matter to the big-screen events. ‘VisionQuest‘ may have just proved the point. The finale of the Disney+ series, which wraps up the story that began with ‘WandaVision’, is now being credited with a surge of interest in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’.

The finale, titled ‘Forever’, arrived on Disney+ on Tuesday, November 10. It closed out the series with the Vision family reunion fans had been waiting for. But it also carried a surprise that nobody saw coming.

Screeners for all 8 episodes went out to press in early October, but the finale’s surprise post-credits scene was not included. That meant the stinger hit viewers cold. In it, Robert Downey Jr.’s Victor von Doom uncovers Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch beneath Mount Wundagore.

The scene picks up right after the events of ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, when Wanda Maximoff appeared to have died. Doom lifts the rubble, tells her to awaken, and she gasps back to life. Nothing in the footage establishes whether Doom intends to control Wanda, siphon her magic or pursue another plan.

Now Disney has put numbers behind the buzz. In an announcement on its corporate site, the company said the finale delivered the biggest Marvel finale audience in more than three years and helped fuel a spike in ticket sales for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’. The studio has not shared exact sales figures, and reports of around 60,000 extra tickets came with Disney not confirming the number.

The viewership data adds context. The finale drew 3.7 million views globally on Disney+ after its first day of streaming, a series high and a 44% jump from the previous episode. It is also the most-watched Marvel finale since ‘Loki’ Season 2.

It is easy to see why the stinger moved the needle. Wanda has not been seen since 2022, and many fans had treated her fate as settled. The reveal does more than bring back a fan favorite, because it ties her directly to the villain of the next Avengers film.

It also feeds a theory that was already circulating. Even before the reveal, fans had speculated that Scarlet Witch would be one of the Latverian Witches, a mysterious group of masked, magical followers aligned with Doctor Doom. That remains speculation, and the identities of Doom’s followers will likely only be revealed once the film launches.

The spike lands on top of an already enormous start. The film racked up $16.5 million in its first 24 hours of Infinity Vision presales. That figure came from premium screens only, and first-day presales were twice as high as the first-day figures for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’, which included all formats.

The momentum continued into the fall. Disney said the film had generated $50 million in domestic pre-sales three months before its December 18 release, with more than 70% of those tickets for Infinity Vision. Disney had to build that format because IMAX is off the table, since ‘Dune: Part Three’ has the entire IMAX footprint exclusively for 3 weeks.

The first trailer for #VisionQuest, premiering October 14 on Disney+. https://t.co/jIcsJ2Iarl

— Rotten Tomatoes 🍅 (@RottenTomatoes) August 15, 2026

For a studio that has spent years questioning how to balance streaming and theaters, this is a welcome data point. A Disney+ finale nudged people toward a ticket purchase, which is precisely the kind of crossover Marvel wants. It suggests that when the series carries real stakes for the movies, audiences will follow.

He used to be different. Avengers: Doomsday arrives in theaters everywhere December 18. Get your tickets now: https://t.co/J5PUbxvAkc https://t.co/OUutSMZneq

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) August 15, 2026

There is a caution, of course. Advance sales do not necessarily translate to opening weekend results, and the spike is tied to one emotional moment. Still, it gives ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ another storyline fans are eager to see resolved, with Wanda now firmly in Doom’s orbit.

With about 5 weeks to go until release, the film’s marketing has plenty of reasons to keep leaning on the mystery. Fans know Doom has her, but not why or what comes next.

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